I think I'm just dead here (Rafiq EDH)

Commander / EDH Aggro GWU (Bant) Voltron

dawnofthemoon

Creature (18)

• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Burnished Hart
• 1x Derevi, Empyrial Tactician
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Grand Abolisher
• 1x Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
• 1x Knight of the Reliquary
• 1x Medomai the Ageless
• 1x Mulldrifter
• 1x Noble Hierarch
• 1x Phyrexian Metamorph
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Sovereigns of Lost Alara
• 1x Stoneforge Mystic
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Trygon Predator
• 1x Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre

Planeswalker (3)

• 1x Elspeth, Knight-Errant
• 1x Jace, Architect of Thought
• 1x Jace, the Mind Sculptor

Land (38)

• 1x Adarkar Wastes
• 1x Breeding Pool
• 1x Brushland
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 4x Forest
• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x Hinterland Harbor
• 3x Island
• 1x Krosan Verge
• 7x Plains
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Savannah
• 1x Seaside Citadel
• 1x Stirring Wildwood
• 1x Strip Mine
• 1x Sunpetal Grove
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Temple of Mystery
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Tundra
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Wooded Foothills
• 1x Yavimaya Coast

Enchantment (11)

• 1x Armadillo Cloak
• 1x Asceticism
• 1x Detention Sphere
• 1x Eldrazi Conscription
• 1x Finest Hour
• 1x Oblivion Ring
• 1x Rancor
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Shield of the Oversoul
• 1x Steel of the Godhead
• 1x Unflinching Courage

Artifact (15)

• 1x Behemoth Sledge
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Crucible of Worlds
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Darksteel Plate
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Loxodon Warhammer
• 1x Mana Vault
• 1x Mimic Vat
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Sword of Body and Mind
• 1x Sword of Feast and Famine
• 1x Sword of War and Peace

Instant (7)

• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Krosan Grip
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Rewind
• 1x Trickbind

Sorcery (7)

• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Day of Judgment
• 1x Farseek
• 1x Mass Calcify
• 1x Temporal Mastery
• 1x Wargate
• 1x Wrath of God

Commander (1)

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This is my take on Rafiq of the Many. My opinion is that you shouldn't have to play creatures to get them dead if you can just do it more effeciently with your general. Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre is the only exception. Medomai the Ageless is pretty good with Rafiq of the Many on board as well. Who doesn't like putting two extra turns on the stack?The creatures I play in the deck are for utility and typically not going to be attacking. Noble Hierarch is the best mana dork possible for this style of deck. I'm playing only 3 swords due to availability. Sword of Light and Shadow is just bad though.

One of my favorite interactions in the deck is Darksteel Plate + Wrath of God.

Trygon Predator gets extra triggers with Rafiq of the Many.

Crucible of Worlds + Strip Mine is a popular EDH Combo that I'm not sure if I want in the deck. Strip Mine doesn't tap for mana. Crucible of Worlds however is insanely good, because it allows me to play less lands and just replay my Flooded Strand and Windswept Heath over and over.

My LGS has a rule that a player cannot win before turn 5, so that's why the deck isn't tuned to max potential. The deck does kill turn 5 pretty consistently though.

Please +1 and comment and let me know what you think! Give me your opinion! I'm always open to testing new things. I hope you like this deck!

Date added	10 years
Last updated	9 years
Key combos	Crucible of Worlds + Strip Mine
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	13 - 0 Mythic Rares 45 - 0 Rares 21 - 0 Uncommons 7 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.35
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Copy Clone, Emblem Elspeth, Knight-Errant, Human 2/2 G, Soldier 1/1 W, Wolf 2/2 G